"Master!"

"Patriarch!"

He was greeted by their warm welcome.

Mo Xie waved his hand: "You've all done well."

He was immediately greeted by everyone, they started to talk about almost everything that they can.

Mo Xie then glanced at Shang Ting from their house and smiled before resuming his talk with his people.

All of the Mo Family's experts returned, a few missing to escort the Magic Lance unit home.

Since Kara is also here, they didn't need any more scouts, hence, they were all pulled back and ordered to return back to the Mo Family.

it took about three hours of chatting with his people before they were dispersed to return to their duties.

But Mo Fei Lin and Yan Meng remained, there are the Ouyang Clan's members too.

Ouyang Chen cupped his hands: "Brother, to think that in just a short amount of time, you'll surpa.s.s me already, truly, geniuses are different to a normal person like me."

Mo Xie frowns, he couldn't help but chuckle: "What are you being so formal about."

He slapped Chen's cupped hand and immediately placed his hand on his shoulder: "We are sworn brothers, you've helped me a lot by keeping my wife alive, I will definitely repay this debt to you."

"And, seeing your current cultivation and foundation intact, you haven't opened any of the two books I gave you, you should really decide now, either way, you will definitely call yourself a genius even if you didn't want to." Mo Xie joked as he continuously patted Chen's shoulders.

Chen smiled sadly and shook his head: "Brother, you saving my sister is an equal trade on my part, you even protected her and took her out of that realm, I wouldn't ask for anything more."

Hearing her own brother's word, Bingyun felt dejected, her smile dwindled as she thought; 'What was I even expecting?'

But then, Mo Xie replied: "I did it through my own interest, what are you talking about." A smile plastered on his face as he chuckles lightly.

Ouyang Chen, Bingyun, the followers, the elders, Yan Meng, and Fei Lin looked at Mo Xie with widened eyes.

"What?" Noticing everyone staring at him, Mo Xie asked in confusion.

Ouyang Chen chuckles: "Right, it's normal, nothing wrong about that brother."

Bingyun hearing this looked at the ground, another misunderstanding and her face blushed completely, not knowing what to do, she just started fidgeting with her fingers.

What Mo Xie meant though is... she's her friend, also, it's partly his fault why she was captured, hence, it was his responsibility to rescue and protect her, but Mo Xie didn't have a clue about what kind of misunderstanding he created, hence, he didn't explain, especially when no one asked.

Ouyang Chen started talking to Mo Xie for a while, but they have to part as the former said: "Brother, I have to return to the Myriad Earth Abyss Continent, I need to report everything I've witnessed here to my father."

Hearing him, Mo Xie nodded his head: "Then, I can only wish you a safe journey."

Ouyang Chen nodded, they started to fly up, summoning their flying mounts. "Brother, I pa.s.s my good wishes for sister Shang for me."

Mo Xie nodded: "I will."

As they went away, Bingyun looked at Mo Xie, the two of them met eyes, the latter smiled making Bingyun blush and hid behind her brother like a child.

He then went to Yan Meng and Fei Lin: "How are you two's progress so far?"

Fei Lin cupped her fist: "Master, I am steadily making my process, but due to the chaos happening all over the continent, I had to stop and help the Family."

She had already ascended to Immortal Saint rank peak stage but still far from breaking the bottleneck. But within just one year, her improvements is no short of a miracle, she's the first local human citizen of the Fallen Leaf Continent's to achieve Immortal Saint rank!

She could already rule over the whole of the Human Race of the continent if she so wishes to, well, with the exception of the Mo Family that is.

Meanwhile, Yan Meng felt bitter: "I... I couldn't make any progress."

Mo Xie smiled: "Progress?"

He then scanned Yan Meng, clearly, his cultivation lacked progress, but he can feel it.

"Go and concoct some pills for me to watch." Mo Xie asked.

Yan Meng nodded, he took his cauldron out and started concocting.

"Increase the fire's intensity further." Mo Xie spoke.

Yan Meng couldn't help but be confused but still did as he was told.

Shhhhhhuuuggggggggg!~

It started burning fiercely, the red-colored fire started to run wild.

Yan Meng started to worry, if this continues, in about five minutes, the ingredients inside will be burnt, he then needs to do something in about two minutes or else, everything will be useless.

Mo Xie then smirked: "Good, now, increase it one more level."

Yan Meng didn't know why, but he still did.

Wushhhhgszzzzzll~

Mo Xie nodded: "Good, now then, concoct the pill with that fire."

Yan Meng couldn't help but be speechless, how? The ingredients will definitely be burnt before it forms!

But then, he couldn't help but move and for some reason, inside his mind, something is happening, like theories of how to do it, merely based on his experience.

What followed next, his meridians started to react, his eyes started to contract as he made some actions.

Mo Fei Lin couldn't help but sigh; 'It failed...'

Based on her experience, it's already too late.

But then, it happened.

Yan Meng stood up, he could see it, the liquids inside the cauldron, he managed to liquefy all of the ingredients!

Fei Lin couldn't help but be speechless as she herself started to watch intently.

"Coldling Lotus..." Yan Meng uttered.

Coldling Lotus is a grade-10 herb material, it's the coldest amongst the ingredients he has placed inside, it's also the most unaffected one.

He opened his hand into two palms, the middle fingers pointing at each other: "Divide!"

All of the thirteen liquids were divided further by ten, Yan Meng couldn't help but smile: "I... master, I can see it!"

"Concentrate."

Yan Meng shut his mouth and continued, then, something happened, he tried to increase the flame's level one more time, but its color changed to greenish-blue!

Yan Meng didn't notice the color, he focused solely unto the liquids, one hundred and thirty drops of liquids all within his grasp, he started to simultaneously combine the two liquids, when the others are being burnt and the threat of it being dried was shown, Yan Meng used the Coldling Lotus liquid, using half of it and separating it into twelve before mixing it with the others.

His eyes continuously moving as he continued.

Mo Xie couldn't help but smile: "And... an Alchemy King arrives."

After two more hours, Yan Meng finished with a shout: "FORM!"

Zwiiiing~!!! The cauldron shone brightly as a puff of smoke came out.

Mo Xie smiled: "You will never achieve anything if you always play safe and go with the book."

Yan Meng's eye shone, he formed some hand seals as the ten pills flew towards his hand: "Master... ten immortal ranked pills!!!"

"One of them at Peak grade, the others at Sky grade!"

It's the first time he had done something like this, although he had seen Mo Xie did a lot of pills before, but doing it himself is a different reward in itself.

"Master..."

Mo Xie chuckles: "You're now an Alchemy King, congratulations."

Yan Meng couldn't help but cry, he nodded his head before he kneeled and kowtowed: "It is all thanks to master, this disciple thank you, master."

Mo Xie nodded his head: "I will provide you with many immortal grade pill recipes, and if you ever need more, just come to me."

"If you have questions, then, I'll be here to answer."

Yan Meng nodded: "Yes, master."

Mo Xie turned back to Mo Fei Lin: "You lack the basic foundation, although you are talented with cultivation and long-range attacks, you shouldn't forget your martial foundation."

Mo Xie then called: "Mo Tian, Mo Duan!"

The two immediately appeared after just five seconds: "Master, we're here!"

Mo Xie nodded his head: "The two of you should always have a spar with Mo Fei Lin, she's an expert with long-range attacks, you two are martial experts already."

"You three are the most talented in terms of cultivation..." As he spoke of this, he remembered Luoyang and Huolin: "Right, those two girls are still at the Demon race's territory."

"I will fetch Luoyang and Huolin later on, the five of you will spar against each other time and time again."

"Your main focus is martial arts for the whole two years."

Fei Lin then asked: "Master, what about the continent's crisis?"

Mo Xie smiled: "Don't worry, even if heaven is to fall down on us, I will always catch it for you all. So train as much as you can, the four of you will be the foundation of my Sect, and Fei Lin shall be your eldest."

Mo Tian and Mo Duan looked at each other, Fei Lin is Mo Xie's disciple, they couldn't believe that they will be practicing together with his disciple.

Fei Lin thought that the twins will be against it since they had been a member of the Mo Family a long time before her, but the two chuckles: "Woah, being able to train with senior sister, I'm honored."

"Please don't hold back when sparring with us, we await your guidance."

Fei Lin couldn't help but smile wryly, she had worried for nothing: "Yes, then, the two of you, please treat me well."

"Yes, senior sister!"

Mo Xie then added: "When all of you are sparring, always use everything you've got, only stop when you're all exhausted."

"Yes!" 

Mo Xie nodded at them: "Now, dismissed."

Everyone bowed before they all vanished, well, Yan Meng didn't, he was busy storing all of his items before he finally managed to make his way out.

Mo Xie then finally cleared everything on his plate, it's already night, he made his way towards his house, Shang Ting and Aiqing both waiting for him.

Mo Xie smiled at the two, he opened his arms wide and hugged them, for some reason, he couldn't help but want to say it as a feeling of warmth a.s.saulted his body: "I'm home."

The two nodded: "Un."